1. Introduction to Lasers and Their Use in Scar Management
2. Pathophysiology of Scarring
3. Decision-Making for Safe and Effective Laser Treatment: The Laser Test Patch
4. Laser Strategies for Complex Scars: Experience from Establishing a Supra-Regional Laser Service for Burns and Complex Scarring
5. Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment for Scars
6. Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Burns Scarring
7. Long-Pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG Laser Treatment for Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
8. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Monotherapy for Scars
9. Nd:YAG Laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) in the Treatment of Hypertrophic and Keloid Scar
10. Laser Management of Acne Scars
11. Strategies for Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars with Lasers
12. ‘Acid Attack’ Scars: Strategy for Scars from Assaults Using Corrosive Substances
13. Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Scars
1. Introduction to Lasers and Their Use in Scar Management
2. Pathophysiology of Scarring
3. Decision-Making for Safe and Effective Laser Treatment: The Laser Test Patch
4. Laser Strategies for Complex Scars: Experience from Establishing a Supra-Regional Laser Service for Burns and Complex Scarring
5. Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment for Scars
6. Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Burns Scarring
7. Long-Pulsed 1064-nm Nd:YAG Laser Treatment for Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars
8. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Monotherapy for Scars
9. Nd:YAG Laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) in the Treatment of Hypertrophic and Keloid Scar
10. Laser Management of Acne Scars
11. Strategies for Keloid and Hypertrophic Scars with Lasers
12. ‘Acid Attack’ Scars: Strategy for Scars from Assaults Using Corrosive Substances
13. Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Scars
p 87 , PDT คือการใช้ photosensitiser, , light source + O2 เพื่อสร้าง ROS (reactive oxygen species)
การ accumulation of free radicals direct cell – apotosis , modulates cellular prot expression and signalling
PDT มี range กว้าง ตั้งแต่ – Rx cancer , ดฉ skin , , actinic keratoses , Bowen’s disease, supf BCC
off label – รักษา inflam , infective eg acne , psoriasis , viral wart
recent research – effective ในการรักษา scar , burn scar in animal
ปัจ natural / synthetic photosensitiser develop – broad แบ่งเป็น
– porphyrins
– chlorins
– dyes